SPIRIT OF UNITY

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 63, 14 March 1919, Page 2

SPIRIT OF UNITY

IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING RACES, CREATED BY THE WAR. P-RMAITE-T INFLUENCE _*_,» GOOD. * (Received 2.50 ji.ni.) LONDON, March 13 ! Mr. W. !•'. Massey, Premier of Ktw Zealand, was the guest of the YJICA on Monday night, when he addreaa'p,) about two thousand American soldier* who were entertained by the "Tuia" th« New Zealand soldiers' concert party. _j r Massey, who was most cordially t V ceived, referred to the manner in which the war had removed past friction be twemi America and Britain, and had brought the two great English-speaki-. nations together in effective co-opera tion for the triumph of honour and lib! erty on the battlefields of France

He hoped they would never again b_ estranged, and that the existing g 00 _ feelings and spirit, of unity would ba maintained as aids to prosperous de velopment, and that the best interests of both would be kept above and beyond party politics, and that there would be no political interference by either nstion in the domestic affairs of the other M that the lessons of the war would have an influence for permanent good on the life of each nation.

Both nations had fought with the gal, lant citizen? of France for the highest ideals, and they had won. All must noff strive to be worthy of their great Tic. Tory and thus secure the victories of peace.

Both Ministers attended tho New-Zea-land V.M.C.A. headquarters at Paris on Tuesday and were heaTtily welcomed by soldiers on leave and by the staff of'the excellent organisation. The Ministers

spoke of the splendid reputation of thtj New Zealandcrs both as soldiers and ai men.